First Look Roku OS 8: Major Changes & New Home Screen

Luke Bouma

5 months ago

Yesterday I had my first look at the new Roku OS 8 with its new home screen. We knew about many of the new features such as single sign-on, better voice search, and grid guide for over-the-air TV, but it seems Roku held back some of the details about the new Roku OS 8. There has also been many changes to the Roku home screen and menus.

You can find all the new user interface changes in this side-by-side look at the new Roku OS 8 vs the Roku OS 7 here:

The following are some of the under-the-hood changes you will also find:

Closed Captions are now displayed with a more consistent on-screen appearance across streaming channels.

More Ways to Watch for Roku TVs has been updated with a new visual design making it easier for you to identify which streaming channels have content related to what you’re watching via HDMI inputs such as cable or satellite boxes and/or connected HDTV antennas.

You can now configure your Roku player for 24, 25, 30, or 60 Hz HDMI output based on your audiovisual equipment and viewing preferences. For more information, click here.